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August 18, 2026

The Sabi Prize, for Secondary School Students in Nigeria, Announces Inaugural Winners

Founded by Chukwuka Odigbo and Dawn Chinagorom-Abiakalam, and judged by Adachioma Ezeano and Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, the ₦2.95 million ($2,165) Sabi Prize for Critical Reading and Writing “hopes to inspire young Nigerians everywhere.” Open Country Mag has published the winning essays.
Paula Willie-Okafor
The Sabi Prize for secondary schools asked entrants to submit analyses of Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Image credit: BBC.

August 18, 2026

The Sabi Prize for secondary schools asked entrants to submit analyses of Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Image credit: BBC.

The Sabi Prize, for Secondary School Students in Nigeria, Announces Inaugural Winners

Founded by Chukwuka Odigbo and Dawn Chinagorom-Abiakalam, and judged by Adachioma Ezeano and Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, the ₦2.95 million ($2,165) Sabi Prize for Critical Reading and Writing “hopes to inspire young Nigerians everywhere.” Open Country Mag has published the winning essays.
Paula Willie-Okafor

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